The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it is looking into an incident involving a Delta Air Lines aircraft that “clipped” an Air Canada plane at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday.
According to the aviation authority, the event took place at approximately 10:30 a.m. local time while the Delta aircraft was taxiing for takeoff and the Air Canada plane was being towed towards the terminal.
A representative from Air Canada confirmed that there were no injuries reported.
Sean Davidson stated in a release that Air Canada Flight 785 had just arrived from Toronto when “another airline’s aircraft made contact with its tail.”
He indicated that the aircraft would undergo inspection and necessary repairs.
Delta passengers transferred to a different aircraft
The U.S. agency noted that the left wingtip of the Delta plane made contact with the horizontal stabilizer of the Air Canada aircraft, which is a wing-like component located at the tail end of the plane.
“While taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, a Delta aircraft came into contact with an Air Canada aircraft,” the airline based in Atlanta stated in a release to CBC News.
“The safety of our customers and staff is our top priority, and we sincerely apologize to our passengers for the inconvenience and delay in their travel plans.”
Delta mentioned that there were no injuries among the 275 passengers and 15 crew members on the aircraft that was scheduled to fly to Japan. The airline reported that the passengers were subsequently relocated to another plane, while maintenance teams evaluated the Airbus A350-900 involved in the incident for any damage.